My most recent creation

A small coffee table made by myself at college from scratch. It took me roughly 5-7 weeks to make. Yes, I am still a beginner when it comes to woodwork.

Review: Caca Rouge Lush Henna

Caca Rouge Lush Henna Review - A Pursuit for a healthy purple tint

 Before

 After

Lush Caca Rouge Henna Mixed with Beetroot Juice

I intended to create a purple tint to my hair by adding beetroot juice to the melted henna block (just as a friendly lady in the shop advised). Unfortunately, I got more of a mahogany color than a healthy purple tint...but IT IS GORGEOUS! I love this color! So nice! Sometimes mistakes are miracles!!

Reason for using henna: My hair was a little dry and I intended to add a purple tint

 The Verdict

Were the instructions easy to understand for the mixing?

Henna blocks from Lush are quite tricky to melt because it takes a bit of patience. 3/5

Was the application straight-forward?

No! Henna is the messiest thing ever! 2/5

Did the included conditioner work very well?

 There was not one includes. On the other hand, the cocoa butter within the Lush henna blocks DO make the hair VERY SOFT and SHINY! It is very much a deep-treatment conditioner as well as hair colorant. 5/5

Do I like the end result?

I love it! So so shiny! So so beautiful! Move over Cheryl Cole! 5/5

Overall Rating

3+2+5+5 = 15

Divide that by 4 

3.75

To the nearest whole number, I would rate this 4/5

Would I use this again? Yes, I certainly would! be prepared for a VERY MESSY KITCHEN and bathroom but damn IT IS WORTH IT! 

Review- Scwarzkopf Live Color XXL Shake it Up Foam in Dark Chocolate Delight

The Pursuit of Natural Color

I decided that it was time to go to 'au natural' I'm naturally a very dark brown and I chose something a bit lighter than my natural brown. Since my best friend swears by Schwarzkopf's Shake it Up Foams, I decided to give it a go. I chose the 'Dark Chocolate Delight' shade. 

 

I used the shade on the bottom furthest right I DO NOT OWN THIS IMAGE

 Before

Violet by Directions over Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL in Cyber Purple

 After

Schwarzkopf it Up Foam in Dark Chocolate Delight

 

The Verdict

Were the instructions easy to understand for the mixing?

Yes, I would daresay that the 'shake it up' dyes are even easier to mix than the regular Schwarzkopf box dyes. 5/5

Was the application straight-forward?

 I found it very easy. I would say that it does drip a bit though. 3/5

Did the included conditioner work very well?

Yes, it was in a little sachet rather than a little tube which I would have preferred. The conditioner itself smelt lovely and made my hair very smooth. 3/5

Do I like the end result?

 It is a MUCH DARKER brown than it shows on the 'milkshake' packaging. It did not cover all of the purple all that well. However, it was very shiny. Still, I was not very impressed at all. 2/5

Overall Rating

5+3+3+2 =13

Divide that by 4 

3.25

To the nearest whole number, I would rate this 3/5

Would I use this again? No probably not. It IS a nice shade of brown, but definitely 2 shades darker than it shows on the packaging. I may still try out the other 'shake it up' foam dyes in different shades one day.

Current hair (12/06/2013)

Violet by Directions (to top-up the color of my already cyber purple hair)

The Cardcaptors Sakura School uniform arrived!

I bought it online and two weeks later, it's FINALLY HERE!

Review- Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Cyber Purple 46

I think this is THE BEST permanent hair dye in existence!

Mind you, I rarely use permanent dyes that are not by Schwarzkopf; probably the main reason being that I mainly read very positive reviews about them.

I have actually used this hair dye before 

First time using Cyber Purple. It was over the top of previously bleached blonde hair.

Hell yeah, it looks just like it does on the box! 

(Current) Box packaging of Live Color XXL Cyber Purple

Well...sorta

So how did my most recent adventure with cyber purple turn out?

Before

Ash Blonde hair (Nice 'n Easy 106)

After

After using Cyber purple

And I love it!!!

The Verdict

Were the instructions easy to understand for the mixing?

Yes, I always find the 1:1 mixing ratio of Schwarzkopf hair dyes brilliantly straight-forward 5/5

Was the application straight-forward?

I found it quite easy. The mixture started changing my hair pinky-purple after only just the first 5 minutes. It progressed to get darker during the 30 minute development time. 5/5

Did the included conditioner work very well?

 I love the conditioner. Unfortunately they now do not put the conditioner in a resealable and re-usable tube like they used to. You can not re-seal the small sachet of conditioner that they now provide, but, for the conditioner itself I reckon a 5/5

Do I like the end result?

Gorgeous! Far more purple than I expected! I just wish that it could also manage to dye my dark brown roots. It had absolutely no effect on my roots. To be fair, my naturally hair color is stubbornly dark and INCREDIBLY close to being almost black in some lighting. 4/5

My roots and dandruff

Overall Rating

5+5+5+4 =19

Divide that by 4 

4.75

To the nearest whole number, I would rate this 5/5

Would I use this again? Definitely. Just next time in the near future, I might try out a dye that is recommended for dark brown hair (cyber purple is recommended for medium blonde to medium brown hair).

Thanks for reading

H

OC ponies- hama bead style and more hair rediculousness

What have I been up to recently?

Cupid Bowsaw being cheeky

Y'know because it would be totally hilarious to have my OC pony shaking his rump for all the fillies to see! :p

I'm female and straight, he is male and straight. My pet pikachu Reese is homosexual.

Reese

So what's going on with the hair?

I have the semi-ridiculous idea of putting a permanent purple dye on my undercut. The reason is because I have a bit of my natural dark brown hair poking through where I have not bleached it. I have this idea of eventually growing out my hair and then dip-dying it with my favourite dye Cyber Purple by live color XXL. It says it is recommended for mid-blonde to medium brown hair and I want to see if it works on my natural hair because my natural color is much darker than the hair colors recommended for usage of that particular product. I have used it over bleached hair before and it was GORGEOUS and did not completely fail like when I put Live Color XXL Mystic Violet over bleached hair.

Me with my natural hair 4 years ago (left) My beloved Auntie Judy RIP (right)

Cyber Purple over bleached hair = AMAZING!!

Mystic Violet over bleached hair = FAIL!!

I have only ever tried Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL in Mystic Violet over bleached hair (which was lighter than the recommended hair shades on side of the box in which it came in) and it WAS NOT PURPLE AT ALL!

It was a beautiful red-brown for my hair but not what I wanted at the time.

Current Hair Ridiculousness

Undercut before Cyber Purple

Close-up: You can see my natural brown on the edges (I have vaseline put on the hairline)

During the development process of Cyber Purple on my undercut

Results?

Camera battery has just died. I will upload results as soon as I have more batteries.

Human Babs Seed

I did a drawing of human Babs Seed on MS Paint.

Babs Seed

I'm pretty proud of this myself. Please let me know what you think! :)

Review: Nice 'n Easy 106 Natural Medium Ash Blonde

 

Today we go Ash Blonde with Nice 'n Easy

Nice n' Easy 106 Natural Medium ash Blonde

 I have had pale platinum blonde hair recently and silver hair recently. I decided that I love them both so much that I would choose something in the middle of blonde and silver. In my opinion, ash blonde has similar tones to silver so that it what I went with. 

Platinum Blonde (After I recently bleached my roots)

 

Silver hair (recently BEFORE I did my roots)

So what were the results of using Nice 'n Easy 106 Natural Medium Ash Blonde?

Before

Before

After

 After: Camera Shot Without Flash

 

After: Camera Shot With Flash

The Verdict

Were the instructions easy to understand for the mixing?

I found them very easy to understand. 5/5

Was the application straight-forward?

The application went quite well. The thin nip on the top of the application bottle makes it very easy to get in there with the roots. However, points are down because I had QUITE A LOT OF ITCHINESS on my scalp before it was time to rinse the product out. I did get a little worried during application because it looked turned a pale brown BEFORE rinsing, but maybe that was to be expected? Because of the itchiness, I will have to give this only a 1/5

Did the included conditioner work very well?

It did not seem to have any scent to it (nice or bad). I like that you get enough for one application every six weeks. However, I did not think the conditioner was that useful because I found it a bit hard to distribute just a small amount on my hair.  I found the conditioner almost kind-of dry. 2/5

Do I like the end result?

Hell yeah! Really, really DOES look like the color on the box! It was recommended for medium blonde to medium brown hair and I was surprised that it worked so well on my VERY PALE (dyed) PLATINUM BLONDE hair. It looks fantastic! 5/5

Overall Rating

5+1+2+5 = 13

Divide that by 4 

 3.25

To the nearest whole number, I would rate this 3/5

Would I use this again? Yes, I certainly would!

However... next time I WILL do an allergy reaction test first to be on the safe-side! I would really like to know whether the itchiness was a one-off thing or whether my skin might have a health problem with this product or one of it's ingredients.

 

But seriously! EVERYONE should do an allergy test before the application of ANY hair dye products. 

My First (Full-Faced) Attempt at Makeup Since I Were in Year 9 at School (2008)

LIPSTICK: Boots natural collection moisture shine Berry Sorbet, TINTED MOISTURIZER: Nivea tinted moisurising cream for all skin types, EYESHADOW: Boots natural collection duo eyeshadow Blackcurrant/Violet, MASCARA: Boots natural collection LashCurl Mascara Black, EYELINER: Miss Sporty kohl kajal eye pencil Black

 

I have not worn a full face of make-up since 5 years ago

I do sometimes put on just a bit of eyeliner for a special occasion or if I just want to feel a bit more feminine, but I have not really bothered with makeup that much since secondary school.

I used to suffer from terrible acne that I would cover-up with a thick layer of foundation in a failing attempt to hide it. I often got teased for how ridiculous I looked. The 'popular' girls got away with wearing just as much make-up and seemed to get away with it without being teased. I guess that other students assumed that I wanted to be just like the 'golden girls' This WAS NOT the case!

Let us see is I can try and do make-up right this time...

Wish me luck!

Bare-faced

This is the usual me with no make-up at all.

Wearing the 'Boots Natural Collection Moisture Shine Lipstick in the shade Berry Sorbet'

I decided to show how the look of my face transforms with each addiction of cosmetic.

Wearing the same lipstick and now wearing the 'Nivea Tinted Moisturising Day Cream for all skin types'

I'm not entirely sure of whether my skin looks any different.

Now with added 'Boots Natural Collection Duo Eyeshadow in the shade(s) Blackcurrant/Violet

I look so weird!

Now with the eyeliner 'Miss Sporty Kohl kajal eye pencil in the shade Black'

Maybe I look ok?

I added 'Boots natural Collection LashCurl Mascara in shade Black'

The look is complete!

I'm pretty proud of how this turned out! :D

Spongebob Collection

Most of us like to collect things. For me, its strange hats and spongebob stuff. My dad collects badges and unusual coins. My brother collects my little pony toys, and my mum collects...well...hoards newspapers.

So what Spongebob stuff do I have?

Admittedly, I do not have the biggest collection ever but I would definitely still count myself as a collector! Let me show you what I have:

Left to right; Spongebob keyring, Spongebob hand-puppet, Spongebob mini plushie

Cardboard Spongebob (boat not included)

Miniature Spongebob Umbrella (free gift in Spongebob magazine)

My favourite Spongebob poster (I have about 4)

Large Size Spongebob and Patrick plushies

Cupid and Applejack Having a Tea Party

Hey there sugarcube...

My best friend Chris' nickname is Applejack. He often invites me and our other friends to tea parties and thus often runs out of teabags. Mum recently bought him a box of 'Twinings Everyday Tea' which has 160 teabags. Personally, I think it will only last him 2 months.

Sometimes...A good friend and a cup of tea can solve anything

 

My Inspiration and Media I Used

 

Tea parties with my best friend inspired me to do this drawing (above) of Applejack (representing Chris) and Cupid Bowsaw (representing myself). 

I used (mostly) watercolor pencils because I very much like their bright vibrancy of color. I use them in the same method as using regular colored pencils. 

 

Is Cupid blowing a purple bubble?

 

No. He is a unicorn whose magic dust looks like a purple aura. His unicorn horn is helpful for picking up items such teacups. Goodness knows how Applejack must manage to balance a teacup on her hoof.

Spongebob Squarepants Themed 18th

Mother said: "What would you like to do for your 18th birthday?"

I said: "A Spongebob theme would be fun!"

My eyes are closed 26/08/2011

Twilight Sparkle Hair

Twilight Sparkle Hair

Inspired by my favourite pony...

Taken 13/08/2012

 

New Glasses

I have not been 'that girl with the glasses' since secondary school. Turns out that I need to wear them again. I am long-sighted.

Myself (left) and my brother (right)

Sam my brother needs to wear glasses as well. He is also long-sighted. If you ever want to know what my natural hair color is, it is exactly the same color as Sam's hair (very dark brown).

My Partners In Crime

Partners in Crime

My Best Friend's Guinea Pigs

Darth's evil red eyes are looking at you! Even Obe is scared!

My greatest weakness is cute things. Chris' guinea pigs are certainly no exception! I love cuddling them!

But BE WARNED! They use their cuteness as their superpower! They are VERY, VERY HARD TO RESIST!

Beware if you are a cucumber!

Darth and I

Darth might be a Silver Fox Sheltie which is a very rare breed. He is the bravest of the both of them. Obe can be a bit frightened when we first put food into their house so Darth is usually the first to investigate that everything is ok. When their house needs cleaning, Darth goes inside his large cardboard tube so that he can be picked out. Very clever piggie! And he can always seem to be able to tell when Chris is about to take them out of their house (their cage) for house cleaning.

Obe Saying Hello

Despite usually being the shyest of the two, Obe is usually the easiest to pick up and cuddle. He is not quite as brave as Darth, but he is certainly the calmest. Obe is a silver agouti and white rough pet (so I have been told) but he could be a Peruvian. An expert on guinea pigs said that he probably isn't a pure-breed but he is still a very beautiful boy! Which is a nice thing to hear because Obe certainly thinks he is beautiful! There is a little mirror in the guineas' house and Obe is almost always staring at himself!

Obe and Darth Have A Facebook Page!

Please do check it out! I'm not on facebook anymore but Chris would be super happy for anyone who puts a 'like' for their facebook page:

 https://www.facebook.com/ObeAndDarth

How do I get some followers from my blog?

Any tips will be greatly appreciated (preferably nice ones)

Love to anyone who helps

H x

By the way, look at my new shoes!

As Modeled by Monkey

 

 

Cupid Bowsaw

I finally sketched out my fan-made pony character

Introducing...

Wood against a sanding wheel make the noises "Squee..." "Crrr..." and "Hummm..."

Cupid Bowsaw:  

The most perfectionist craftsman in all of Equestria

A very talented colt who makes furniture for the residents of Ponyville. His home and workshop is based inside a very large tree-trunk in the Everfree Forest. He has a very muscular body and is a very attractive colt, popular among the young fillies who catch a glance. 

Having only left school a few years ago, he has now started a career all by himself. He is self-taught and changed his surname to Bowsaw after an argument with his parents who live in Canterlot. 

Despite his masculinity, he used to get teased during his early years for his typically feminine color-scheme (especially the pink coat of fur) which he can not help because he was born with it. The bullying has been left behind him since he left Canterlot High School, studying Training For the Future Royal Guards, he dropped out when he only had a year of his studies left. He used to be told that he looked like a filly. His classmates would call him "Quinn" which is a female name or "Piggy" because he is pink like a pig.

Cupid Bowsaw

 Name: Cupid Bowsaw

Gender: Male

Likes: Dying sections of his mane dark blue, carpentry, designing buildings and furniture, flirting with the ladies, being his own boss

Dislikes: Being bossed around, strict rules, arrogant ponies

Nicknames: 'Q', 'Quinn', 'Piggy'

The Element Of Wood-working

Went to town today and I found a tiny door. It made me look quite tall by comparison. I am a tiny 4"10 woman, an inch shorter than my mum.

A "Heather-size" door

I have created a pony character using General Zoi's pony generator:

http://generalzoi.deviantart.com/art/Pony-Creator-Full-Version-254295904

Introducing Cupid Bowsaw: The Element Of Woodwork

I have created my own pony character by using the flash game in the link above. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a great inspiration for me. Cupid Bowsaw is a representation of my love for making furniture out of wood. I thought of the name while making my very own bow saw at Ashley Down College.

The Bow Saw I Made All By Myself At College

Cupid Bowsaw

Close-up of Cupid Bowsaw

The Element of Wood-working

Pony Profile:

Name: Cupid Bowsaw

Kind: Unicorn

Sex: Male

Residence: Ever-Free Forest

Occupation: Carpenter

Eyes: Yellow

Mane: Blond with an electric blue dyed part

Coat: Pastel Pink

Cutie mark:  Bow Saw

I hope to do a drawing of Cupid Bowsaw at some point.